by John G. Self | Oct 24, 2017 | Leadership
Hattie Mae was an extraordinary woman. In a family decimated by the death of a father prior to the start of the Great Depression, she emerged as a leader for her six siblings. Her mother, Cora, ruled the family but it was Hattie Mae who set the example of hard work...
by John G. Self | Oct 17, 2017 | Career Management, Executive Leadership, Leadership
How you manage your brand (reputation) in the workplace is just as important as promoting it in the great outdoors that is the court of public opinion. You cannot separate your “inside” brand — how you treat your employees, your vendors and customers — and “outside”...
by John G. Self | Sep 26, 2017 | Leadership
His father was a respected executive. He was tough on people but he consistently produced good results. He was well known in his industry and respected in the community. His career spanned over 30 years, 20 of those as CEO at his last organization. When he came into...
by John G. Self | Sep 14, 2017 | Leadership
As times change, jobs morph into something new. Industries like health care, facing a unique set of financial, regulatory and political challenges, are seeing new jobs emerge while some existing staff positions are taking on more responsibility and are playing a more...
by John G. Self | Sep 13, 2017 | Leadership, Podcast
LISTEN ON iTUNES LISTEN HERE Today, our Big Idea for career management. We are continuing the theme we began in yesterday’s blog post — that there are more than a few very smart executives who are experts at leading turnarounds but have a blind spot when it comes to...
by John G. Self | Sep 7, 2017 | Leadership
In my more than 20 years of executive search and consulting on organizational turnarounds, I have seen an important, immutable truth play out over and over. The organizational culture that a new chief executive officer inherits is the one they must use to get started....
